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CCC-World Bank initiative to develop IT rural sector

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has joined hands with the Information and Computer Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) to establish the latest ‘Vishva Gnana Kendraya’, or Global Knowledge Centre, in Kurunegala, in partnership with the Industrial service bureau (ISB)

The latest Vishva Gnana Kendraya (VGK), one of 22 pilot projects initiated since last year by ICTA, was launched last week at the premises of the Industrial Services Bureau, Kurunegala, a chamber statement said.

"Sri Lanka has realized the need for IT-enabled services to penetrate all regions of the island, including rural communities.

The Ceylon Chamber is happy to be a partner in this most important initiative," said Prema Cooray, Secretary General/ CEO of the CCC.

As a result of its tie-up with the CCC, the VGKs will now be a 'point of contact' for all Chamber initiated e-projects such as the Business Information Project providing access to CCC's award-winning business information portal www.bip.lk to entrepreneurs of the region that would connect them to the global business information super highway, the Jobsnet project, which is a matchmaking process for job seekers and job providers, and the World Bank-funded Lanka Development Gateway Project.

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